Two tier membership

Ok what figures do you have in mind stu?

I don't really see the point. Membership is currently £56 a year, I think, so just over £1 a week.

What would you drop it to? £30? Is £26 a year, or 50p a week, really going to make a big difference?

And what about other benefits of membership, such a reduced prices at Blacks and Costwold? I get back the price of membership each year at those shops alone.

I can understand you feeling a little short changed if you only use CL's, but the Club do vett those sites, the cost of which comes from Club coffers, to which membership fee's contribute.

Besides, given the current debacle over the new booking system, i doubt that the system could cope!

I don’t see anything to discuss, Stu, because CAMC is in the business of selling pitch nights to keep the sites solvent so I can’t see them being willing to give cheapo membership to people who won’t use club sites. 

Have you considered something like Britstops?

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I think what you're getting at is that if membership fees are reduced for some people, they will need to be increased for others to compensate for loss of revenue.

I'm afraid it’s another suggestion which takes no account of the overall effect but concentrates on 'the pound in my pocket'. 

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I am going to be controversial here. If a two tier membership were introduce (which it won't be) surely the discount should go to the members that use main Club sites? I base this on a financial argument. As I understand it the Club facilitate CL's rather than make any money out of them, with the possible exception of CL memberships fees. So a maximum income of say £100,000 or thereabouts a year. How does that stack up cost wise against the inspection teams, publicity created by printed matter and social media, publishing details of new and closed CL's etc. I don't know how many personal that might involve but clearly £100,000 wouldn't turn a profit. There would also be a loss of income from people on a reduced sub which would have to be recovered elsewhere depending on how many chose the reduced fee? As someone who uses quite a few Club sites, but not exclusively I contribute quite a lot to Club coffers, if I use a CL it might benefit me as I get lower site fees but how does it benefit the Club? An interesting academic discussion but I am not sure I see the benefit to the Club and probably a largish proportion of its members?

David

An interesting viewpoint, David, and I can see where you’re coming from. It’s not a million miles away from the fact that two tier membership would be bound to result in some members subsidising others via whatever budgetary and costing measures would need to be applied.

Why a two tier membership system? When you join a club you know how much the membership is and what services are provided. You also have a very good idea of those you may use and those you may not and that is how you made your decision on if you want to join or not. The club offers many things that I'm not interested in, but some I do, and I'm sure many of you are in the same situation.

Colin

Nail on head, EM. The club is what it is. We either accept the package or not. What we don’t do is try to reinvent the wheel.